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Don Golden 4 months ago

Alnaba Bakery and Restaurant has the best Iraqi bread (samon) and delicious Iraqi falafel. They also offer a great variety of sweets and pickles. It’s a perfect one-stop shop for fresh Iraqi food and groceries. Highly recommended!

amanda krantz 6 months ago

The food was delicious, and everyone kept giving us samples to try. It worked, we went in for falafel sandwiches and left with 4 different kinds of pickles and a dessert. That sauce is fire! Only thing is the shelves are pretty empty, so visually slightly less appealing.

vicente godfrey 2 years ago

I am from Los Angeles and stumbled into a video about this place before my trip to Detroit last week (Sep 23 thru 27). Of course I had to check it out. It did not disappoint. That falafel sandwich was SO good! The falafel itself was soft and green on the inside, perfectly crunchy on the outside. (The cook was nice enough to give me a piece of falafel ahead of time to appreciate what I was getting myself into).The sandwich also had roasted eggplant which was perfectly done, lightly fried cauliflower, French fries, a simple cucumber tomato and lettuce topping with a splash of sauce that was bbq-like that added even more flavor. I’m ready to call it the best sandwich in the entire state of Michigan. We need something like this back in LA. It would be a hit. I highly recommend that sandwich. I also recommend you buy some bread on the way out. Side note: cards are accepted here (including tap) but be mindful that you may not get a receipt (because mom and pop).

Michael Darmes 3 years ago

No menu and little English spoken, so I just asked the man to make me what he would make himself. Ended up with a falafel sandwich with roasted/fried veggies, lettuce, tomato, onion, herbs, and an amazing amba sauce. One of the better sandwiches I've had.....for $5. UNBELIEVABLE value and quality!!!

Alan Hejl 8 years ago

The best thing about this place is their amazing Iraqi bread, called samoon. They sell it 3 for $1 and its simply the lightest fluffiest diamond-shaped bread you could ask for. Sandwiches where you can add falafel, roast eggplant, and french fries are only $3 and plenty filling. Amba is the delicious spicy pickled mango sauce they put on top that I can't recommend enough. Staff here were nice and happy to explain what anything was to me. Now onto the nuanced part of the review. There's only one small table and one small barstool seating area here, a total of 5 chairs int he entire place, so this is first and foremost just a to-go stop. Unfortunately the front end wasn't very clean and could have used a wipedown or two (the kitchen and serving area looked spotless though). Parking is also somewhat difficult. Only the street parking in front of the shop is available and unfortunately, it's surrounded by rubble buildings on both sides, with a very narrow dirt path in the back that I wouldn't recommend any non 4x4 vehicle to attempt.